Present Tense in South Africa

Present Tense in South Africa

I’m off to South Africa on Tuesday May 14, to help Penguin Random House send Present Tense into the wild. I’ll be at the Franschhoek Literary Festival and Johannesburg’s Kingsmead Book Fair. And then there’s the launch. if you’re in Cape Town on 30 May,...
DARK DEEDS DOWN UNDER VOLUME 2

DARK DEEDS DOWN UNDER VOLUME 2

The second volume of Dark Deeds Down Under hit the shelves last week. Edited by Craig Sisterton, it’s a smorgasbord of short stories by Australian and New Zealand authors, including one by yours truly starring my new homicide detective, Jackie Rose. For more...
Echo Publishing

Echo Publishing

I’m thrilled to announce I’ve signed on with Echo Publishing, who will produce the second novel in the Schalk Lourens/Jackie Rose series, and who have commissioned a third book as well. You can expect Shadow City next year… I haven’t left Clan...
TERROR AUSTRALIS IS COMING!

TERROR AUSTRALIS IS COMING!

Terror Australis, Tasmania’s readers and writers festival, is only four weeks away now, and I’m part of it, along with some famous international names – Ann Cleeves, Garry Disher, Vanda Symon – and many of my wonderful crime writing friends....
Short story award!

Short story award!

I’m thrilled to announce that my short story, titled Alys, has won a prize in this year’s Scarlet Stiletto competition, run by Sisters in Crime Australia. You can read it, and the other winning entries, as an e-book, The Fourteenth Cut, on Kindle and...
FLAWED DETECTIVES: MY CHOICE

FLAWED DETECTIVES: MY CHOICE

There’s a new ‘books-to-read’ site called Shepherd and they asked me to pick a subject and nominate five favourite books on that subject. I chose crime novels with flawed detectives. Here are my favourites…I’d love to hear about yours....